James Orbie Thompson

1919 - 2001  (82 years)

• Name	James Orbie Thompson  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Feb 1919	Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Feb 2001	Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio   [2]
  Burial	Ottawa River Cemetery, Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio   [2]
  Notes	Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by "skydancr" and maintained by Joy Favors: James Orbie Thompson, 92, died at 5 p.m. Feb. 13, 2011, at his residence. He was born Feb. 9, 1919, in Lexington, Ala., to Mac and Ollie McGuire Thompson, who preceded him in death. On May 5, 1943, he married Evelyn Berdene Heidlebaugh, who survives. Mr. Thompson was owner of Thompson Trucking and had worked at Toledo Pipe, DOT Lines and as a welder at Ex-Cell-O. He enjoyed buying and selling antiques. Survivors also include a son, James L. (Noi) Thompson, of Thailand; two daughters, Barbara (Carl) Kidd, of Columbus, and Beth Ann (Ted) Kray, of Fort Meyers, Fla.; two brothers, William (Nellarene) Thompson and Arthur Lee (Stella) Thompson, both of Lexington, Ala.; and six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Francis Bergin. Services will begin at noon Thursday at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove. Pastor Mark Walls and the Rev. Carl Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Ottawa River Cemetery, Rimer, with military rites. His Memorial page also has a photo of his military marker, embossed as follows: James O Thompson Sgt US Army World War II Feb 9 1919 (Cross) Feb 13 2011 Bronze Star Medal
  Person ID	I45587	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Malcolm "Mack" Thompson,   b. 7 Dec 1895, Alabama d. 2 Mar 1973, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ollie L. McGuire,   b. 5 Oct 1892, Lauderdale County, Alabama d. 14 Dec 1978 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  	His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Joy Favors, notes that "Mack Thompson ran a General Store in Lexington next to the Cemetery for years and the picture is of him and his wife, Ollie McGuire Thompson in front of the store and photo was taken in June, 1960 by Stella Joy Favors. " http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58245924 There are also links to the memorial pages for five of their children.
  Family ID	F13532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Feb 1919 - Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Alabama, Lauderdale County, Pr 3, Lexington Enumerated 26 and 27 April 1940 SD 8 ED 39-6 Sheet 12B 198 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65696636 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 58245924 (Reliability: 3).